MLB roundup: Yankees thump Rays; Orioles top Red Sox

NEW YORK — Russell Martin hit a grand slam to help stop the Yankees’ struggles with the bases loaded, and Andy Pettitte was dominant again at home, leading New York to a 7-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

Nick Swisher hit an RBI double after Raul Ibanez was walked intentionall,y and the Yankees treated Rays starter James Shields to another drubbing in the Bronx.

■ Orioles 8, Red 6, 10 innings: In Boston, Ronny Paulino ended a hitless night with an RBI single in the 10th inning to drive in the go-ahead run, and Baltimore hung on for a win over Boston.

The Orioles recovered from Jim Johnson’s first blown save opportunity of the season when Jarrod Saltalammachia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie it 6-all.

■ Indians 4, Tigers 2: In Detroit, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched impressively into the seventh inning, and Cleveland hit three run-scoring triples off rookie Drew Smyly in a win against Detroit.

Jimenez (6-4) allowed a run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings, striking out four and walking only one. The right-hander entered the game with 42 walks in 56 innings this year.

■ Blue Jays 9, White Sox 5: In Chicago, Colby Rasmus went 5 for 5 with a homer to help Ricky Romero earn his seventh win as Toronto beat Chicago.

Rasmus and David Cooper each hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Phil Humber and both finished with three RBIs in Toronto’s 13-hit attack.

■ Royals 1, Twins 0: At Kansas City, Mo., Bruce Chen outdueled Francisco Liriano to make a lone run scored in the second inning stand up, giving Kansas City a win against Minnesota.

Chen (5-5) allowed four hits without a walk to win his fifth in six starts. The 34-year-old lefty relied on veteran guile to strike out five without allowing a runner past second.

■ Nationals 7, Mets 6: In Washington, rookie Bryce Harper hit a game-winning single with two outs in the 12th inning to give the Washington Nationals a win against the New York Mets.

Scott Hairston hit a solo homer in the top of the 12th to give New York a 6-5 lead.

Lee (0-3) took a two-hitter into the eighth and was a strike away from getting out of trouble before Herrera hit a 2-2 pitch off the left-field wall to put the Dodgers ahead.

■ Cubs 10, Brewers 0: In Milwaukee, Ryan Dempster earned his first win since last August, throwing seven innings of three-hit ball as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers.

Coming into Tuesday’s game, Dempster (1-3) had gone 18 straight starts without a victory — a streak dating to Aug. 16 of last season. Dempster broke his winless streak in dominant fashion, not allowing a baserunner until Cody Ransom singled to lead off the sixth.

■ Braves 11, Marlins 0: In Miami, Dan Uggla hit two homers in his first game at Marlins Park, including a tape-measure blow off the home-run sculpture, and Tim Hudson pitched a five-hitter for his 13th career shutout to help the Atlanta Braves beat Miami.

Uggla hit a solo homer in the fourth inning, and he scored a direct hit on the middle of the sculpture with a two-run homer in the ninth estimated at 432 feet. That sent a thud reverberating throughout the ballpark and increased his homer total to 10 this season and 200 for his career.

■ Pirates 8, Reds 4: In Cincinnati, Clint Barmes had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their home-run tear by hitting three more against the Cincinnati Reds.

Neil Walker hit a two-run homer, and Casey McGehee and Alex Presley had solo shots, giving the Pirates seven homers in their last two games.

A.J. Burnett (5-2) gave up three runs and won his fourth straight start, beating the Reds for the second time in a week. Joey Votto singled home a run in the ninth, but Joel Hanrahan came on with two runners aboard and fanned three for his 15th save in 16 chances.

Pittsburgh scored six runs in only three innings off Homer Bailey (4-4), who had won his last three starts.